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Account Closed Converting Primary Residence into Rental
6 October 2023 | 8 replies

Hello,
My husband and I have wanted to invest in real estate for years now and recently made the decision to purchase a new home while converting our primary residence into a rental. Since we are both 100% disabled v...

Kayla Elliott Changing the Retirement Mindset
17 May 2019 | 20 replies

How does one get past the idea of NOT having a traditional retirement account and into the mentality of leaning on rentals to consistently bring in cash flow? Grew up in a traditional household and trying to break fre...

Ben Gonzalez Dealer Status and Installment Sales
13 June 2022 | 8 replies

My understanding of Dealer Status is that if you are flipping on terms (in my case: buy on terms, fix -or not-, then sell on terms) then you lose the ability to be taxed as an installment sale where your gain is sprea...

Zane Abner Self-Directed IRA
14 March 2016 | 27 replies

Good morning,I had a real estate investor friend, that is also new to real estate investing, mention that a self-directed 401k or IRA can be helpful for tax purposes. I am looking for assistance in finding correct/hel...

Jimmy H. Intentionally Paying More Taxes?
8 March 2013 | 19 replies

I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...

David Kingsford 2012 college grad seeking advice on structuring first deal
10 July 2012 | 14 replies

I've been interested in REI ever since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad 3 years ago. I will be graduating from LSU this August and will be working for a national insurance provider as an employee benefits rep. It's a base + c...

William C. Cost seg depreciation recapture model
13 October 2024 | 11 replies

Can anyone quickly share a math model of a the depreciation recapture scenario below? Thanks in advance for considering.
Purchased a home for $700k
Completed $25k in renovations
Completed a cost seg study (80% bonu...

Jerry Chen 1031 Exchange to a lesser value property
12 June 2018 | 8 replies

Hi, I have some questions on 1031 exchanges that I need to know before I make my next investment decision and I'm hoping somebody can help me with.  Here's my situation:I have two investment properties: A condo which ...

Tech Cheng Cares act distribution vs SDIRA
26 October 2020 | 10 replies

I’m looking to use retirement fund to invest. Heard about the Cares act distribution (if you’ve faced covid hardship-which I am)So wondering if it’s better to take the 401k funds out before end of 2020 (tax breaks) Vs...

Hugh Carnaha How does market dip effect the FI people living off investments?
3 May 2020 | 5 replies

Howdy Guys!I listen alot to BP's Money podcasts. I know that the Corona virus has spooked the market down by 12% in the last few days. And I know it is generally held that it won't matter what we do if you hold for th...